Hardware package and display



Dec. M, 1948. R. c. SEYFORTH HARDWARE PACKAGE AND DISPLAY Filed Oct. 4,1945 Jfg.

INVENTOR. ROME C.SEYFOR1 'H ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 14, 1948 HARDWAREPACKAGE AND DISPLAY Rome 0. Seyforth, Shelby, Ohio, assignor to TheShelby Metal Products Company, 511011117. Ohio. a corporation of OhioApplication October 4, 1945, Serial N0. 620,201

1 Claim.

are packaged in small cartons in which the requisite number of screws isincluded either loose, or at the best wrapped in a small piece of paper.On the other hand, where the article is attached to a card for thepurpose of display, the screws or equivalent fasteningmeans require tobe sorted out from a bin and separately dispensed to the customer. Witheither of the foregoing methods, not infrequently mistakes are made notonly in the number of screws supplied but in the latter case in theselection of the proper screws,

In the above-identified patent it is proposed to overcome the foregoingdifficulties by securing the hardware article to the display face of acard with the screws or other headed fasteners secured to the same cardby being inserted from the back of the card through suitable openingstherein so that their shanks will project from such display face, theirheads and thus the fasteners themselves being maintained in place by aportion of the card which forms a folded flap portion.

One principal object of the present invention is to provide in a displaycard or package of the type just described means for mounting andinserting the desired number of fasteners without having to place themindividually in the card. A further object is to insure against mistakesor omissions in inserting such required number of fasteners. Still afurther object is to provide a mounting for screws or like fasteners towhich they may be affixed by mechanical means, thus further reducing theamount of manual labor involved in assembling display packages or cardsof the type in question.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said inventionthen consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claim.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed meansconstituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which theprinciple of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing: a

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display card or package embodying mypresent improvements, such card being shown as having a typical hardwarearticle with requisite number of screws therefor attached to its frontor display face;

Fig. 21s a plan view of such card in its unfolded position without suchpartsattachedtheretoi:

171g. 3 is a vertical broken section throu h the lower po tion. of suchcard showing my improved. mounting whereby such screws are attached tothe card;

Fig. 4 is a broken transverse section of the same portion of the card,171161 1311610]? the section being indicated by the line 4--4,Fig 3;

Fig. 5 is a broken perspective view of the mounting strip which carriesthescrews orlike fasteners; and

Fig. 6 is. a similar brok n perspe tive vi w hewin the reverse side ofsuch strip. q 7

Referring first to Figs 1 and 2, the display card proper, as in. thecase of the patented device, is designed to carry on its front ordisplay face an article H of hardware or the like, shown for the purposeof illustration as consisting of a pair of ornamental cupboard hingestogether with the requisite number of screws S for affixing the same,such number, likewise for purpose of illustration only, being assumed tobe twelve. It will be understood that any descriptive legend, dimensionindicia or the like (not shown) as may be desired can be imprinted onthe front face to which the articles in question are thus attached. Asbefore, the card comprises a main body portion I having a lower portion2, preferably marked off by means of a crease 3, which is adapted to befolded back against the rear face of such main body. The proper numberof holes 4 occupying properly spaced relation, is provided in the mainbody portion through which any suitable fastening means, such as clips5, may be passed in order to secure the article H to the front face ofthe card. Similarly a series of holes 6 is provided parallel with andslightly spaced from the lower edge of such main body portion, throughwhich holes the shanks of the screws S are designed to project.

As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, said screws S are notinserted directly through holes 6, but are carried by a tape or strip 1which initially, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, may, and will preferably, beof indefinite length. Such strip 1 will preferably be made of lightweight cardboard or heavy paper, but any equivalent material capable ofreceiving and holding the screws shanks adjacent the heads thereof sothat when inserted the screws will be frictionally, held againstdisplacement.

The strip to which screws "have thusbeen'attached is then severedtransversely at spaced points 9 to provide lengths or sections whichcarry the proper number of screws, for assembly with the particulardisplay card. It will benoted that the holes 6 along the lower edge ofthe latter through which the shanks of the screws carried by such stripsection 1 fprotrudeiwill be slightly largerxindiametertthan such-shanksso that the whole-seriespof screws may beivery easily andquicklyibrought into'register with and simultaneously-inserted throughsuch holes; The strip with the screws carried thereby is then secured inplace.byfolding/the flap 2 so as to contact with the rearportion ofthestrip i. e. that against which: the headss of-the screws lie. One of thestaples or fasteners 5 'whereby the article of hardwareissecured-=to'the face 'of-ithe -card maybe conveniently used also to holdsuch flap' 'im the folded position justdescribed v 'It will beeVident-fthatthe insertion of the screws in strip 'l 'ina'y beeasily'andrapidlycarried outeven where'the operation is manualIy performed andthat 'such operation can be further expedited by using a screw feedingmachine in "conjunction with a mechanism which will feed a continuouslength of the tape with a step-by step movement} the length of thestepscorresponding with the'desir'ed spacingv of the screws. In any event,the manual operation of assembling the screws in the display card isgreatly simplified and since the cut sections being used will alwayscarry exactly the right number of screws there is no danger of one ormore being accidentally omitted from the assembly.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by the following claim orthe equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

In a display device for hardware and like articles requiring screws orequivalent headed fasteners, the combination with a card having a faceportion adapted to have such article attached thereto and a series ofapertures adapted ROME C. SEYFORTH.

' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,431,869 Bergen Oct. 10, 1922'1,890,181 Hoffman Dec. 6, 1932 Mason Aug. 27, 1935'

